Table 1 Summary details of dual-choice, egg-count bioassays to evaluate oviposition choices in Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto
From: Habitat discrimination by gravid Anopheles gambiae sensu lato – a push-pull system
Dual-choice cage, egg-count bioassays | Treatments | No of rounds | Total no of females responding for all rounds (total number set up) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Control | Test | |||
Set 1: Pellet infusions | Lake water | Lake water | 3 | 66 (75) |
Lake water | 2-day old pellet infusion | 64 (75) | ||
Lake water | 4-day old pellet infusion | 67 (75) | ||
Lake water | 6-day old pellet infusion | 68 (75) | ||
Set 2: Soil infusions | Lake water | Lake water | 9 | 153 (225) |
Lake water | 2-day old soil infusion | 161 (225) | ||
Lake water | 4-day old soil infusion | 160 (225) | ||
Lake water | 6-day old soil infusion | 171 (225) | ||
Set 3: Vision versus olfaction in soil infusions | Lake water | Lake water | 12 | 186 (220) |
Lake water | 6-day old soil infusion | 150 (220) | ||
Lake water | Autoclaved 6-day old soil infusion | 157 (220) | ||
Autoclaved 6-day old soil infusion | 6-day old soil infusion | 169 (220) | ||
Set 4: Olfactory memory – pellet infusions | Lake water reared An. gambiae females | |||
Lake water | 6 day old pellet infusion | 1 | 31 (45) | |
Pellet infusion reared An. gambiae females | ||||
Lake water | 6-day old pellet infusion | 1 | 37 (45) | |